Now that he was outside, Eryx finally took a moment to feel his own body while standing quietly in the forest.
Although he obtained 10% of the Divine Treasure Body, but he knew he hadn't really "obtained" it. It was more like he had recovered a part of what was already his.
This divine physique had once belonged to him. He was born with it. But for some unknown reason, someone had stolen it from him. This happened most likely when he was still a newborn. He didn't know who did it or why, but the fact that a piece of it had returned to him again meant that this power was never meant to be lost.
Eryx slowly raised his fists and threw a few punches into the air.
Boom! Boom!
As he punched, Eryx felt each swing powerful, smooth, and full of energy. The air around his punches rippled and even produced a low explosive sound.
Eryx clearly felt the strength in his muscles at this moment and was shocked. He can tell that he was now at least twice as strong as before. It has to be said that this was just the strength of his body alone, not including his energy or weapons.
He took a deep breath and sat down before focusing on his dantian.
Inside his dantian, the Qi was different. It was more concentrated, purer, and even had a faint brilliance like tiny sparks of light to it.
Eryx knew this was because of the trace of divinity that had merged with his body. It was quietly strengthening everything inside him, making his foundation stronger than ever.
Eryx smiled slightly.
This was only 10%. What would happen when he recovered more?
At this moment, Eryx's system reacted. A few glowing screens suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
[Your High-Level Energy Points have exceeded 1,000,000 for the first time. The system update is available now.]
[Requirement: 1,000,000 Points of High-Level Energy]
Eryx's face froze. Then, he suddenly cursed.
"F*ck!"
He couldn't help it. The words just came out of his mouth automatically. He stared at the screen in front of him and was completely speechless.
One million points just to upgrade the system?
It has to be known that it was incredibly lucky to gather more than a million points of High-Level Energy. In fact, it would not be wrong to say he risked his life, fell into an abyss, completed a broken trial, endured pain, and only then had he finally collected a little over one million energy points.
And now, just like that, the system was asking him to hand over almost all of it for a system update.
He felt like the system was trying to scam him.
What made it worse was the timing.
The system hadn't shown this message earlier. It did not tell him about the update when he was resting and not before he obtained rewards from trials.
It waited until everything was over and had nothing urgent to do. And then it asked for an update.
It was almost like the system planned it.
Eryx gritted his teeth. This system really had a way of choosing the most frustrating moments.
Still, the system was far more important to him than High-level Energy. Let alone one million, even if it had asked for a hundred million points of High-level Energy, and if Eryx had that many energy points, he would have used them all to upgrade the system.
In the end, he sighed and said in an utterly dejected voice, "Take it. Update the system!"
As soon as he approved it, one million points of High-level Energy vanished from his account.
Eryx's mouth twitched but there was nothing he could do.
In next to no time, a prompt appeared before his eyes once again.
[System upgrade successful!]
[A new function has been unlocked: Battle Simulation Room]
Eryx blinked in surprise.
Battle Simulation Room?
He frowned and hurriedly took a closer look. Almost immediately, a detailed explanation appeared before his eyes.
[Battle Simulation Room]
[Description: The Battle Simulation Room is a virtual space created inside the host's consciousness. Inside, the host can recreate past battles, simulate future encounters, or train against imaginary opponents of any level. Time can be slowed or paused in the real world while training inside the room.]
[Warning: No real injuries or death will occur, but pain, exhaustion, and mental fatigue will be felt.]
[Note: Pausing time in the real world will require the expenditure of High-Level Energy Points, at a rate of 1,000 points per minute. Battle Simulation Room can only be used one time every day. If not used, the chances to enter the Battle Simulation Room can be stacked.]
Eryx's eyes narrowed slightly as he read every word with focus. He soon knew that the Battle Simulation Room wasn't just a training feature, it was a complete mental battleground. He could now face enemies he wasn't strong enough to fight in the real world and prepare for them in advance.
He immediately understood how valuable this was.
In fact, he can always create imaginary enemies and fight them. He can use the Battle Simulation Room to increase his combat ability.
"So I can even recreate the Storm Lion from before and battle against it without any risk?"
Eryx's lips curled into a smirk. He'd just received one of the best tools a cultivator could ask for. Battle Simulation Room was definitely a way to grow stronger without gambling his life.
He finally looked at his information panel.
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[Eryx Xylaris]
[Cultivation: First Layer of Core Formation Realm.]
[Physique: Elemental Spirit Body, Divine Treasure Body (10%).]
[Bloodline: None.]
[Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Life Breathing Method.]
[Skills: Phantom Spirit Concealment Art, Mountain Piercing Finger.]
[Weapon: Storm Lion Blade (1/15 Ancient Beast Weapons).]
[Energy: 22,140.]
[Battle Simulation Room: 1.]
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Clearly, he had one chance to enter the Battle Simulation Room today. If he does not enter today, the count will stack on top of the one he will obtain tomorrow. Simply put, if he does not enter the Battle Simulation Room today, he would have two chances to enter the Battle Simulation Room tomorrow, and three chances the day after tomorrow.
The system had not taken even a second to upgrade.
Now that he had used up one million points of High-level Energy to upgrade the system, he was left with only 22,140 Energy Points.
Since that was the case, Eryx decided to half of them for his cultivation.
He was not sure, but he hoped to break through and advance to the Golden Core Realm after spending 10,000 points of High-level Energy.
Without any hesitation, he invested 10,000 Energy points in his cultivation.
[You have invested 10,000 points of High-level Energy in your cultivation.]
[You started circulating your Spirit Grade Cultivation Technique, Heavenly Life Breathing Method. Immediately, you felt a large amount of Qi pouring inside your body from the outside world. This Qi was not limited to one element; you can sense several elements mixed in it. However, as soon as Qi entered your body, a mysterious power flowing inside your blood seemed to have detected unfamiliar energy and surged.]
[The mysterious power inside your body suppressed the Qi almost instantly and started purifying it. It removed all elements from Qi and then let it go ahead.]
[The purified Qi entered your dantian, and almost instantly became one with the rest of the Qi present inside your dantian.]
[It was at this moment you realized that the mysterious power that had suddenly surged from your blood was actually a few more traces of divinity, restored within your body along with the recovery of 10% of the Divine Treasure Body.]
[You were so focused on sensing the divinity and observing your dantian that you subconsciously overlooked a small but important detail. Your vitality had increased once again. Though the improvement wasn't large, it was enough to noticeably enhance your body's ability to heal and recover from wounds and injuries.]
[At the same time, you broke through and advanced to the Second Layer of Core Formation Realm.]
[As you advanced to the second layer, you noticed the core inside your dantian has been strengthened. The patterns on the core had become brighter.]
[You smiled and enjoyed the surge of strength flowing through your body. Without stopping, you continued circulating the Heavenly Life Breathing Method. With full concentration, you guided your cultivation technique to absorb greater and greater amounts of elemental Qi from the surrounding world.]
[As the Qi entered your body, it was immediately intercepted and refined by the traces of divinity.]
[This cycle repeated over and over.]
[Very soon, you broke through to the Third Layer of the Core Formation Realm.]
[But the flow didn't stop.]
[You broke through again… and again… and again.]
[You broke through and advanced to the Ninth Layer of the Core Formation Realm.]
[Now that you have reached the peak of the Core Formation Realm, it is time for you to evolve the Core inside your dantian into Golden Core.]